Bob Brookover

COLUMNIST

Sports columnist Bob Brookover joined the Inquirer in 2000 as the Phillies beat writer after long stints in the same role with the Camden Courier-Post and the Delaware County Daily Times. He also served as the National League columnist for ESPN. He made the move from rawhide to pigskin in 2003 and covered the Eagles for seven years before returning to his roots as the Inquirer's baseball columnist in 2010. He became a general sports columnist in 2013 and loves covering a variety of sports and events.

ST. LOUIS -- After sending out a lineup that put up 10 runs and 18 hits during Thursday night's exhausting 10-9 win over the St. Louis Cardinals, manager Charlie Manuel opted against tinkering much with his lineup for the second game of the series Friday against righthander Kyle Lohse.

The only change in personnel was Juan Pierre, who will start in left field instead of John Mayberry, who went 0-for-4 with a walk in Thursday night's win. Mayberry, after getting his average to .257 with a three-hit game Saturday against Boston, is hitless in his last 11 at-bats with six strikeouts.

Pierre will bat second and third baseman Placido Polanco, who is hitting .337 (31-for-92) since April 24 was moved to seventh in the order.

Lee is facing the Cardinals for the first time since surrendering a 4-0 lead in Game 2 of last season's division series. He surrendered five runs on 12 hits in six innings in that game. Lee's regular-season record against the Cardinals is 3-1 with a 1.48 ERA in four starts.